The term alt-left started on racist websites in Nov 2016 for false equivalency

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103. I cannot believe you of all people have chimed in on this topic. Alt-left, those who espouse

progressive values but vote in a way that harms progressive values - kind of like writing in a candidate in the GE who can't possibly win thus contributing to a Republican win.

I don't care if I get a hide, I'm sick of you pretending to be an ally when you wrote in Bernie in the GE. From JPR

Rider replied to the topic Something Very Strange Is Happening. in the forum General Discussion Tuesday, Nov 22, 2016, 10:01am UTC
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> Righteous rant Sabrina. I wrote in Bernie because I truly believed he was the best candidate and the true winner
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> Rider replied to the topic Trump has repeatedly called for the execution of Snowden in the forum General Discussion Friday, Nov 11, 2016, 12:14pm UTC
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> And I can personally attest that you have utterly withdrawn from DU except to host the Bernie Sanders group.
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> Fyi Autumn I’ve now said out loud that I wrote in Bernie (in IL I had that luxury) but that won’t escape DUers notice. If/when DU gets going, and if Skinner keeps the DNC loyalty enforcers in power, I’m one hide away from being FFRd. Which…[Read more]